CAIRO -- Egypt announced on Saturday that Israel will release more than 1,890 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) releasing 33 Israeli detainees during the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

This agreement, reached through Egyptian mediation with regional and international partners, is scheduled to commence at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) Sunday, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement. (Egypt-Gaza Ceasefire-Prisoner Release)

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SEOUL -- A South Korean court issued a detention warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol early Sunday morning over his failed martial law attempt.

With the warrant, Yoon's detention will be extended to up to 20 days, including the arrest period. (South Korea-President Detention)

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KHARTOUM -- Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, has been facing a significant drinking water crisis over the past five days due to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) attack on the Merowe Dam in Northern State, local authorities said Saturday.

"Due to the complete interruption of electricity supply, a water crisis occurred as the Nile stations and wells went out of service," the Khartoum State government said in a statement, attributing the power outage and water shortage to the RSF drone attack on the Merowe Dam, a hydroelectric dam on the Nile River. (Sudan-Omdurman-Water Shortage)

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THE HAGUE -- For the fourth consecutive day, dozens of flights were cancelled at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Saturday as dense fog continued to disrupt travel across the Netherlands.

About 50 flights scheduled to for Saturday were canceled, adding to a week of significant disruptions. Similar conditions on Thursday and Friday caused dozens of canceled flights while Wednesday saw over 100 cancellations due to the persistent fog. (Netherlands-Flights) Enditem

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